a Solstice Grove and a return to the yurt
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Ah, so I'm digging deep into the my favorite weddings bank while still on the portfolio journey and ran across possibly my all time favorite experience shooting a wedding...The Scottish/Hippie Wedding.
It was a perfectly soaking wet humid July day in 2008. The hottest day of the year...and Gabe and Shiela were having a wedding. This match made in heaven met at Sherwood Forest Camp, the same camp I attended growing up and then worked at. I have known Gabe's family since before I met Gabe. And then Gabe met Shiela...who traveled from Scotland to work at the same little camp in southern Missouri with underprivileged children from St. Louis. This alone defined her as a special person in my book. We were all soo happy when they decided to "make it official".
I really didn't know what to expect photographing their wedding. But I knew it would be fun. It was held at Missouri Outdoors, a campground off the river. All the guests actually camped overnight before and after. Sheila's family traveled from Scotland for the event and seemed like a perfect match for Gabe's colorful, tie-dyed, let loose and easy going family. The whole weekend was a celebrate of the union.
The heat however, made a huge impact on the experience...and on my photography. The generators failed, things were burning, my boyfriend passed out with heat exhaustion and by sunset, my lenses were were fogging with humidity. But alas, I was able to catch a few moments from the day.
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Ahh....headshots.....headshot shoot that turns fashion...I love!
Astrid arrived at my home where we began our fun shoot. It amazes me what natural (or unnatural) backgrounds surrounds us without having to lug around a big set up. Walking with Astrid into the overgrown and undervalued backyard behind the apartment building with camera in hand, I instantly saw the textured backdrops surrounding us. I was soo happy we were on the same page about shooting. She was ready to jump into bushes and sit in broken chairs. Perfect! We then headed to Lake Merritt which I've been hankering to photograph someone around. It's could use more positive attention and lots of love. So let the love shine!
I used to dread headshots. Right out of school I worked in a studio that was part of a larger camera store. Lighting was generic...as were the headshots. They were more like mugshots and working under a 75 year old senior photographer...I had little say except on his days off. Those are the days I brought out the red back drop!
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